Firearm Policies, Trends, and New Findings On Political Violence
Presented at the May 2023 SD4GVP monthly meeting by Dr. Garen Wintemute. Garen J. Wintemute is a renowned expert on the public health crisis of gun violence and a pioneer in the field of injury epidemiology and prevention of firearm violence, which results in...
Made to Stick — 8th-Graders Mobilize Art to End Gun Violence
It's the abiding tragedy of our age that young people have to be troubled by the danger of gun violence. One of the few bright spots in that otherwise bleak landscape is the talent, energy and precious perspective they can bring. That's why we were heartened that...
Share Your Voice — San Diego County Gun Violence Reduction Community Survey
If you’ve been looking for a way — any way — to turn your outrage over recent news into action, this is your chance. The County of San Diego wants to know how you feel about gun violence. The Gun Violence Reduction Community Survey is a needs assessment of local...
2022 Year In Review — SD4GVP
We spent 2022 gradually emerging from pandemic mode: spending more time face to face with members of our community, canvassing for GVP candidates and braving contentious crowds at City Council and County Board of Supervisor events. We continued telling elected...
10th Annual Vigil For All Victims of Gun Violence
December 17, 2022 We remember the victims and Move forward together to end gun violence. Our Speakers & Contributors The Very Reverend Penny BridgesDean, St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral where diversity is respected, encouraged and protected; member, Mayor’s...
Giving Tuesday — Gun Locks for Gun Violence Prevention
HELP US END GUN VIOLENCE Today is Giving Tuesday and we know you will receive many requests to support charitable organizations. Why does San Diegans for Gun Violence Prevention deserve your donation this year? Because there is a clear and present threat on the...
SD4GVP Receives Rotary Peace Award
SD4GVP was honored recently with San Diego Rotary's Peace Award. The $1,000 award will help us fund our return to in-person events, along with the many expenses -- printing, tabling fees, insurance -- that come with those events. Our heartfelt thanks go to Rotary for...
Season of Peace Continues to Engage Communities
We’ve been working in the community long enough to realize that there’s no single, big way to prevent gun violence. There are hundreds of little ways. So, when SAY San Diego invited SD4GVP to take part in a Season of Peace event to welcome youngsters back to school,...
Tipping Point: The Weathervane in the Classroom
“The last couple of years have been a hot mess.” True words spoken by a 16-year-old student a short time ago. While some folks may not relate to this trendy term of “hot mess,” the gravity of the sentiment resonates with almost all of us. The rough emotional...
Tipping Point: Las Vegas Music Festival
When I look back, ever since I was a teenager, the effort to prevent gun violence has touched me. Meeting Jim Brady I was a Maryland high school student interested in journalism, Washington politics and the press. I remember when the 1981 assassination attempt on...
Tipping Point: Sandy Hook
It was December 14, 2012. I had just gotten off work and was settling into my car to go home. I started the engine. The radio, set to NPR, came on. I’ll never forget that moment. Robert Siegel was reporting on the massacre of 20 students and six adults at Sandy Hook...
Tipping Point: When the Someone Who Will Do Something Is You
I might describe my decision to get involved in gun violence prevention as a tipping “journey” rather than a single point. I’ve watched gun violence wreak havoc and devastation in the world around me for my entire life. Growing up with active shooter drills I have...